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What is PLA?• PLA is a polymer made from Lactic Acid

• Lactic Acid is a naturally occurring product that may be found in the body, yogurt & many other foods

• Lactic Acid is made from fermentable sugars

• Sugars are found in plant crops

• Corn sugar (dextrose) is used to make Lactic Acid

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A New Vision – A New World

• DZOLV Products Pty Ltd was formed in 2004 with the intent of creating a company to deal exclusively with sustainable plastics manufactured from annually renewable resources

• The aim is to supply to the demands of the market without compromising the earth’s ability to meet the needs of tomorrow

SUSTAINABILITYIs it enough to drive the momentum for the

adoption of biopolymers?

• Sustainability is a very complex issue

• There are widespread theories on what it means and how to gauge improvement

• Brands still depend on performance, cost, availability and suitable disposal facilities

IF YOU TALK THE TALK…………

Reduce our Dependence on Petroleum

Traditional Raw Material source PLA Raw material Source

Renewable Resource

Benefits

Less Oil to Spoil

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Conventional Plastics Processing

Poly Lactic Acid Plastics Processing

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Process OilOil

Process OilCorn

Oil Based v Annually RenewableGreen House Gas Emissions Reduction

Example: PLA vs. PS Cups*

31% less fossil fuel use

32% fewer GHG emissions

*Natureworks LLC Up to Cup Production data HIPS & GPPS; European Industry Data, APME

PLA v Plastic

Renewable v Running out

Sustainable v Not sustainable

Increase Capacity v Reducing capacity

Carbohydrates v Crude Oil

Harvesting v Drilling

Fewer GHG v Higher GHG

Easy to biodegrade v Difficult to biodegrade

CORN v CRUDE

Responsibility

Let’s talk about that….

Responsibility Required

• Business environment changing

• Consumers expect responsibility and accountability

• Consumers want action not words

• Responsibility (making a positive impact) is building the landscape for tomorrow’s world

Talk the Talk – Walk the Walk

Bio-based

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Biodegradable Materials

Types of BiopolymersPlant Based: Manufacturers:

Poly Lactic Acid (PLA) Natureworks LLC

Mitsui (Lacea)

Toyota

Polyhydroxyalkanoate Procter & Gamble (Nordex),

Metabolix

Plant-based Starch Novamont (MaterBi)

Rodenburg Biopolymers (Solanyl)

Plantic Tencnologies (Plantic)

Oil Based: Manufacturers:

Polyesters BASF (Ecoflex)

Eastman (Eastar Bio) – now Novamont

Blends: Manufacturers:

Starch Blends Novamont (MaterBi)

Source: IBAW

Biopolymers

new options for an old problem

DISPOSAL

WHERE IT COMES FROM WHERE IT GOES

PLA – Sugar

PE, PET & PS - Oil

PLA

Industrial Compost

Recycling

Incineration

Hydrolysis

Trash / landfill

PE & PS

Trash / landfill

Incineration

PE & PET

Recycling

Trash / landfill

Incineration

Road Blocks?

Key Challenges…• Poor experiences with past technologies

- Starch / poly-olefin blends, inferior performance, etc.

• Is the new any better than the old? - PLA is virtually a “drop in” on PET and PS products

• Higher cost perception, material switching- Quality & efficiencies are improving going forward

- Price of crude oil continually on the rise

Key Challenges (cont’d)…• Recycling & disposal

- Large volumes are needed to develop infrastructure dedicated recycling and composting

• All talk, no action - Governments and industry need to load the “eco” gun and start firing the “eco” bullets

• GM Issue- No GM present in PLA (3rd party certification)

- A sustainable roadmap for the future is better than no roadmap at all

So where are we going?

Biopolymers like PLA can be strong points of inspiration. Companies are starting to realise that informed choices on materials can help to build better brand recognition.

Emotional Attributes• Natural, Safe, Fresh – made from nature, ideal for packaging

• End-of-Life – corn to compost, burns cleaner, can be recycled

• Beautiful – can be transparent like glass or opaque like ceramic

• Detail – can be embossed

• Texture – Stiff and easy to twist and fold

• Patina – unique abrasion resistance

Companies are starting to pay attention to the emotional attributes as much as they do the

physical ones when decision making

Your food comes from nature…

DZOLV PRODUCTSPTY LTD

Now so does you packaging…